Mount Vernon
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plantation estate of George Washington, in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Location
- Fairfax County, Virginia , U.S.
- Nearest city
- Alexandria, Virginia . U.S.
- Area
- 500 acres (200 ha)
- Built
- 1734 ; 292 years ago ( 1734 )
- Architectural style
- Palladian
- Restored by
- Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
- Website
- mountvernon.org
- Vlr number span no
- 029-0054
- Added to nrhp
- October 15, 1966
- Designated nhl
- December 19, 1960
- Designated vlr
- September 9, 1969
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 500
- Elevation
- 37
- Official website
- www.mountvernon.org/zh
- Image
- West Face of Mansion, Mount Vernon, Near Alexandria, Virginia (2731038734).jpg
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- native label
- Mount Vernon
- Commons category
- Mount Vernon
- date of official opening
- 1787-00-00
- inception
- 1754-00-00
- street address
- 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA 22121-0110
- postal code
- 22121-0110
- patronage
- 1087000
- exact match
- dbpedia.org/resource/Mount_Vernon
- described at URL
- www.nps.gov/nr/travel/presidents/mount_vernon.html
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- social media followers
- 92500
- official map URL
- www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/location
- P12749
- Heinrich Hart
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Article
Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, a Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and his wife, Martha. An American landmark, the estate lies on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, approximately 15 miles (25 km) south of Washington, D.C.
The Washington family acquired land in the area in 1674. Around 1734, the family embarked on an expansion of its estate that continued under George Washington, who began leasing the estate in 1754 before becoming its sole owner in 1761. The mansion was built of wood in a loose Palladian style; the original house was built in about 1734 by George Washington's father Augustine Washington. George Washington expanded the house twice, once in the late 1750s and again in the 1770s. It remained Washington's home for the rest of his life.